congrats to amanda, who ran 10 miles for the first time Saturday, and to Mandy, who hadn't done it since she was a Tough Cookie or an Angry Biscuit or something, several years ago.
so, the Congress loop is a little shy of 5, but i'm not going to quibble about the three or four tenths of a mile. they got that walking to and from their cars.
besides, this coming Saturday, we'll be going 12. details to come.
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congrats amanda & mandy!! 10 miles is a big deal. think about how many people will never run even half that. it's a worthy accomplishment that y'all should be proud of.
Amanda, I thought for sure you had already crossed this milestone...I certainly have a challenge keeping up with you running up hills.
Congrats to you both :)
So what's this talk of 12 miles? If we're doing 12, why not just make it 13.1?
good question. i'm sure we could all push through 13.1 miles, maybe more. but that's not the point. we want to get our bodies properly and carefully trained to handle higher mileage.
running distance is not a matter of simply hitting and increasing the milestones, to use a completely appropriate metaphor. we're working in three-week macrocycles, building mileage in small increments to give the body time to really adjust to running 10 miles, then giving it a slight rest, before we make the next gradual jump.
for the benefit of those training for half marathons at the end of July/beginning of August, i'm being aggressive and stretching the cycle a week longer. we just did 10, now we're going to 12, and then 14.
it's a bit of a push, but i want amy and chuck to get a couple of easy weeks as a bit of a taper before their half marathon in San Fran on the 28th.
after that, and after August 5th, when some of us might run the Fort Davis half, we'll need to look at individual goals. for people wanting to focus on running the Austin Marathon next February, we need to work on just maintaining the base until September.
many of us have been very fortunate, dodging the bullets of injury and burnout. you think neither will happen, but they do. no matter how much you love running, and how well you prepare, you can overextend yourself.
again, we're looking to train for and be our best for our goal events, but also to pursue running in a sustainable fashion.
the 14 mile run will be a huge landmark. be patient.
waitttttt a minuteeeee.....
who said anything about 14??
;)
mm-hmm. that's what i thought.
be careful what you wish for...
...lol
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